Qin Dynasty: Your Majesty, I really am a time traveler.

Tang Yu's words seemed to stir up a thousand waves.

All the Confucian students exchanged glances, seeing in each other's eyes the collapse of their faith, and also a hint of madness.

"How could Confucianism have disappeared? Impossible! I demand to see His Majesty!"

"How could this be? They must be wronging my Confucian school!"

"Let's go in and demand justice!"

Seeing the frenzied crowd below on the verge of rioting, Tang Yu glanced at them coldly and gave Meng Tian a wink.

"Those who incite violence will be killed without mercy, those who riot will be killed without mercy, and those who gather crowds to make a disturbance will be killed without mercy!"

As the Qin imperial guards advanced with swords drawn, the group of Confucian scholars were filled with fear.

After exchanging a glance, they scattered like birds and goose.

"Ha, is this what Confucianism is like now?"

Tang Yu sneered disdainfully, "When you have fists to fight, who cares about reason?"

No matter how eloquent you are, you can't possibly out-argue the sharp swords of my Qin warriors.

After driving away the Confucian scholars, Tang Yu summoned all the officials in front of Xianyang Palace.

He repeated the same words to them.

Officials: ? ? ?

They were also somewhat stunned at this moment; even they couldn't have imagined that the situation would turn out this way!

It should be noted that Confucianism was arguably the foremost school of thought in the Qin Dynasty!

Even the Legalists, whose leader was Li Si, had to submit to the Confucians.

Confucianism is gone?

Everyone felt as if a thunderbolt had struck their hearts, staring in disbelief at Tang Yu on the stage.

An official who had previously belonged to the Confucian faction stood up shakily and bowed to Tang Yu.

"May I ask, Your Excellency, does this signify the end of Confucianism?"

"No, Confucianism has not died out!?"

Tang Yu shook his head, his eyes resolute as he told him.

"Confucianism still exists, and Confucianism as a discipline still exists!"

"The only ones who have fallen from grace are these scheming villains who attempted to shake the foundations of the nation and harbored grand ambitions!"

"The Palace of Doctors in my Qin State will still exist, and the official position of Doctor will be established for Confucian scholars to apply for.

"However, I hope that the lessons learned from the past will serve as a guide for the future, not only for the Confucian scholars, but also for my colleagues in the court."

"Everyone must not have any improper thoughts, especially if you have grand ambitions. Be careful not to overreach and end up hurting yourself."

……

A long silence fell over the court; no one dared to respond to that remark.

They all sensed the seriousness of the situation, and what was most alarming was that they simply couldn't comprehend it.

How could Confucianism, which was already on the verge of becoming the leading school of thought, just vanish into thin air?

But reality tells them that Confucianism is truly gone!

Otherwise, the Confucian scholars we have today would not be just a handful of people.

After Tang Yu turned and left, the officials had no time to be shocked.

Because they discovered even bigger news was yet to come!

They suddenly glanced at each other, seemingly remembering what Tang Yu had just said: the new Qin law was about to be introduced.

The sheer volume of information was overwhelming even for these seasoned Qin officials.

Chaos! The entire Qin court is in chaos!

Originally, everyone should have been focused on the selection of this party secretary and other officials.

The Confucianists had been spreading the word beforehand, because they believed that these secretaries and officials would surely be theirs for the taking.

But now such a huge thing has happened. They still have what they have, but they are gone!

Many people who still had ties to Confucianism began to flock to Prince Fusu's residence in large numbers.

Because of the decisions made by Qin Shi Huang, only Prince Fusu dared to have any opinions or objections in the past!

Now, there is a Mr. Tang, but Mr. Tang is the one who has been pushing this matter hard, so how could he possibly speak up for the Confucianists?

Therefore, they had no choice but to turn to Prince Fusu for a glimmer of hope.

"Young Master Fusu, you are also a Confucian disciple, please save the lives of my Confucian school!"

"Yes, Ying Zheng is severing the roots of Confucianism and cutting off its lifeline! Prince Fusu, please remonstrate with him!"

"Fusu, please save your teacher!"

Various shouts rang in Prince Fusu's ears, and Fusu's attitude towards these people's visit was unusually clear.

not see!

Ever since he saw through the true colors of these Confucian scholars, Fusu had given them no kindness.

On the day they were beheaded, Fusu might symbolically shed a couple of tears.

"It's over, how is this possible? Prince Fusu won't see us?"

If they were told that Prince Fusu was powerless, or that they had met him, then they felt there was still some hope.

But even their greatest reliance was now gone.

Prince Fusu, who has been trained since childhood, now has this attitude towards Confucianism. So Confucianism is really in trouble this time!

……

"Li Si, your new Qin laws do have some merit!"

Inside Zhangtai Palace,

The atmosphere here, however, is harmonious.

Unlike the chaos and wailing outside the Confucian community, the three were chatting leisurely.

However, Tang Yu and Ying Zheng were extremely casual, while Li Si felt drenched in sweat.

"Li Si dares not. Many of the ideas in this new Qin law were inspired by the suggestions given to me by the Grand Preceptor!"

"Oh? No wonder."

Ying Zheng nodded knowingly.

Previously, Li Si had been a staunch supporter of Legalism, and seemed to be too rigid in his thinking.

He genuinely believed that if one person breaks the law, everyone else is guilty!

However, while the new Qin laws will affect some of the descendants, they are not as severe as before.

In many cases, the perpetrators are not held accountable for their crimes.

……

"Mr. Tang, how did you discover this method?"

When Ying Zheng saw the last part, he came across a document titled "Anti-Espionage Law," which made even him gasp in shock.

Counter-espionage Law: Anyone who discovers that another person is colluding with the remnants of the six states or foreign tribes in an attempt to overthrow our Great Qin can report it to the higher authorities!

If the final verification confirms the report is satisfactory, a reward of three strings of cash will be given (if the verification is unsatisfactory or the report is malicious, the same punishment will be imposed).

Tang Yu couldn't help but laugh when he heard this.

To be honest, he did draw on his past life's experience, and this method truly reveals the weaknesses of human nature.

It's not as satisfying as having Qin officials supervise and report on each other as everyone can supervise and report on each other.

The most crucial point is that there's a rule in this system.

Ordinary people could also report officials, and all information related to such reports would be sent to the First Emperor for processing.

When the new Qin laws are implemented, the survival of the remnants of the six states will instantly change from easy to difficult, even hellish!

Originally, they were only enemies of Qin officials and the Qin emperor; now they are enemies of everyone who wants money!

"Mr. Tang is truly a man of great talent!"

After discussing Legalism with Tang Yu, Li Si was completely convinced of Tang Yu's abilities.

Originally, he was merely submitting to the other party's power and to life and death, but now he truly admires Tang Yu's talent and insight.

He looked at Tang Yu and said seriously:

"I, Li Si, am not talented enough to be the leader of the Legalist school. I wonder if Mr. Tang would be interested in this?"